Program Mission

To achieve its mission, Curry College promotes individual intellectual and social growth by engaging its students in achieving these educational goals. The outcomes of the graduates of Curry College's MSN-CNL® program are:

Thinking Critically

• participates in research that focuses on the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions and health care systems
• uses clinical judgment to apply evidence-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as the foundation for practice

Communicating Effectively

• communicates confidently and in collegial and subordinate positions
• uses information technologies for decision analyses and to improve quality

Understanding Context

• uses risk analysis tools to monitor, manage and manipulate the environment

Appreciating Aesthetic Experience

• defines, designs, and implements culturally competent health care

Defining a Personal Identity

• practices in collaboration with a multicultural work force
• articulates the importance of graduate nursing education to policymakers, health care providers, and consumers

Examining Value Systems

• advocates for the client as the source of, and communicates client values, preferences and needs to others

Adapting and Innovating

• evaluates and manages the efficient use of human and material resources
• understands regulatory, legislative, and public policy which promotes and preserves health